Geological Events of the Neogene Period

What is the time span of the Neogene period?

• 50 to 10 million years ago

• 100 to 50 million years ago

• 10 to 1 million years ago

• 23 to 2.6 million years ago

Which geological event is associated with the formation of the San Andreas Fault?

• Glaciation of the Northern Hemisphere

• Formation of the Yellowstone Hot Spot

• Subduction of the Farallon Plate

• Collision of the Indian and Eurasian plates

Which mountain range is still volcanically active today due to subduction?

• Rocky Mountains

• Himalayan Range

• Sierra Nevada

• Cascade Range

What type of fault is the San Andreas Fault?

• Transform fault

• Normal fault

• Reverse fault

• Thrust fault

What geological process led to the formation of the Basin and Range Province?

• Thinning of the lithosphere

• Subduction of the Farallon Plate

• Eruption of the Yellowstone Hot Spot

• Collision of the Indian and Eurasian plates

What is the primary cause of the Yellowstone Hot Spot's apparent migration?

• Subduction of the Pacific Plate

• Movement of the North American Plate

• Eruption of the Columbia River Basalts

• Formation of the San Andreas Fault

What geological feature was formed by the glaciation of the Northern Hemisphere?

• Plateaus

• Volcanic arcs

• U-shaped valleys

• V-shaped valleys

Which event allowed the migration of mammals between North and South America?

• Closure of the Tethys Sea

• Formation of the Panamanian Land Bridge

• Eruption of the Yellowstone Hot Spot

• Formation of the San Andreas Fault

What major geological event occurred due to the collision of the Indian and Eurasian plates?

• Formation of the Himalayan Mountain Range

• Formation of the San Andreas Fault

• Formation of the Basin and Range Province

• Formation of the Yellowstone Hot Spot

Which sea was closed due to the collision of Africa and Eurasia?

• Mediterranean Sea

• Caspian Sea

• Black Sea

• Tethys Sea